CONOR MCGREGOR’s long-awaited comeback fight will be against Khabib Nurmagomedov, UFC president Dana White has confirmed.

Conor McGregor and Dana White look on during the first May-Mac press conference (Image: GETTY)

McGregor’s 20-month-long hiatus from the Octagon looks set to finally end this year after he avoided jail time for his actions at the UFC 223 media day in Brooklyn, where he threw a dolly through the window of a bus carrying his fellow fighters.

Although that was the case, many wondered if the winner of last weekend’s lightweight bout between Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier - which the latter won in emphatic fashion - could leapfrog McGregor and challenge Nurmagomedov for the lightweight crown.

White dispelled that notion after the UFC on Fox 30 ceremonial weigh-ins, insisting that Nurmagomedov will defend his title against McGregor.

Conor McGregor bus attack in pictures

View the gallery to see how the shocking incident unfolded.

“The fight everybody wants to see is Conor and Khabib," White said. "That’s the fight."

Nurmagomedov vs McGregor is understood to be in the works for UFC 229, a card which takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on October 6.

According to McGregor’s manager Audie Attar, there currently isn’t a deal in place for the Irishman to lock horns with his successor at the summit of the lightweight division at the penultimate Vegas pay-per-view card of the year.

However, according to ‘The Notorious’ his grudge match with Nurmagomedov is close to coming to fruition.